Medical Registration Act 1997
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
2A Object of Act
Part 2 MEDICAL COUNCIL
3 Medical Council to continue to exist
4 Constitution of Medical Council
5 Functions of Medical Council
6 Compulsory voting
7 President of Medical Council
8 Disqualifications for membership of Medical Council
9 Filling of vacancies
10 Appointment of executive secretary and other employees
11 Appointment of committees
12 Meetings and quorum of Medical Council
Part 3 PRIVILEGES OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
13 Qualifications to practise
14 No remuneration recoverable by unauthorised persons
15 Medical certificates
16 Legally qualified or duly qualified medical practitioner
17 Unauthorised person acting as medical practitioner
Part 4 REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
18 Registrar of Medical Council
19 Registers
20 Full registration
21 Conditional registration
22 Registration of specialists
22A Registration of family physicians
23 Temporary registration
24 Provisional registration
25 Certificate of experience in approved hospital
26 Experience required for holders of degrees other than Singapore degrees
27 Evidence of qualification and entry of additional qualifications
28 Application for registration
29 Credentials Committee
30 Publication of list of registered medical practitioners with practising certificates
31 Alterations in registers
32 Power of Medical Council to remove names from registers
33 Restoration of names removed under section 31 or 32
Part 5 SPECIALISTS ACCREDITATION BOARD
34 Establishment of Specialists Accreditation Board
35 Functions of Specialists Accreditation Board
Part 5A FAMILY PHYSICIANS ACCREDITATION BOARD
35A Establishment of Family Physicians Accreditation Board
35B Functions of Family Physicians Accreditation Board
Part 6 PRACTISING CERTIFICATES
36 Practising certificates
37 Cancellation of practising certificates
Part 7 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AND INQUIRIES
38 Voluntary removal, suspension, etc.
39 Appointment of Complaints Panel
40 Complaints against registered medical practitioners, etc.
41 Limitation period for complaints, etc.
42 Complaints made, etc., after expiration of limitation period
43 Inquiry by Inquiry Committee
44 Appointment of Complaints Committees
45 Inquiry by Complaints Committee
46 Findings of Complaints Committee
47 Mediation
48 Withdrawal of matter
49 Inquiry Committee or Complaints Committee may make costs orders
50 Conduct of investigation by investigator
51 Investigation report and information obtained in course of investigation or inquiry
52 Performance assessment
53 Fitness assessment
54 Request for review
55 Appointment of Review Committee
56 Review by Review Committee
57 Disciplinary Commission
58 Appointment of Disciplinary Tribunals
59 Appointment of Disciplinary Tribunal by Chief Justice
59A Proceedings of Disciplinary Tribunal
59B Appointment of experts and legal counsel
59C Referral and transfer of cases to Health Committee
59D Findings of Disciplinary Tribunal
59E Further orders by Disciplinary Tribunal
59F When order by Disciplinary Tribunal takes effect
59G Appeal against Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision or order
59H Appointment of Health Committees
59I Unfitness to practise medicine through illness, etc.
59J Interim Orders Committee
59K Immediate interim orders
59L Interim orders
59M Review of interim orders
59N Interim Orders Committee may revoke, vary or replace interim order
59O Right of hearing
59P Application to General Division of the High Court
59Q Duration of interim orders
59R Person suspended under interim suspension order not regarded as registered
59S Medical Council may appoint legal counsel
59T Restoration of names to register
59U Applications to General Division of the High Court for extension of time
59V Meetings and proceedings of committees
59W Employee of Ministry of Health not disqualified from being committee member
59X Confidentiality of information
Part 8 GENERAL
60 Application of funds of Medical Council, etc.
60A Investigators
61 Proceedings conducted by officers of Medical Council
62 Fraudulent registration
63 Medical practitioner not to practise during suspension from practice
64 Medical practitioner to use only qualifications entered in register and approved title, etc.
65 False assumption of title of specialist or family physician
65A Deemed public servants
65B General exemption
66 Exemption for ships’ surgeons
66A Composition of offences
67 Duty of medical practitioner to inform Medical Council of medical practitioners who are unfit to practise
68 Protection from personal liability
68A Power to amend, vary, rescind, revoke or suspend condition or restriction
68B Service of documents
69 Jurisdiction of court
70 Regulations
70A Rules relating to Disciplinary Commission and Disciplinary Tribunals
71 Amendment of Schedules
Part 9 SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
72 Persons who are already registered
73 Pending disciplinary proceedings
74 Term of office of member appointed or elected to take place of existing member
75 Transitional provisions